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Transcript: Biennials, Art Fairs, Awards and Prizes Biennials Whitney Biennial How do you choose the Artists? Various International Biennials - There are many Art Biennials that occur all over the world- A few of the major ones areo Venice Biennialo So Pauloo Shanghai Biennaleo Germany’s dOCUMENTA Biennial o Sydney Biennial Venice Biennial (Most Recent Biennial in 2009) - 53rd International Art Exhibition - The title of the 2009 exhibition is Making Worlds - Ended November 22nd 2009 - With some 90 artists in the main exhibition and 77 countries showing in their own pavilions Venice Biennial (This Year’s 2011 Biennial) - 54th International Art Exhibition - This year’s biennial will be from June 4 to November 27, 2011 - The President of the Venice Biennial is Paolo Baratta - Director of the visual arts section of the biennial is Bice Curiger - The official Art Exhibition of the Biennial is named ILLUMInations and will be presented on Friday 11th March in Rome Art Prizes and Awards International Awards and Prizes GENERAL INFO • One must enter to be considered • Medium restrictions and size restrictions • Most have a general theme that must be commented on in the works • Some are always held in the same place and take place annually or biennially • Prizes range- monetary as well as publication - What is Art Fair - Art Basel & Major International Art Fairs - The Major Fairs in the US - Satellite Fair - Understanding of Art Fairs ' Sales ' Social - Toronto International Art Fair Art Basel art fair - began in Switzerland in 1970 Other significant international art fairs include: ARCO Madrid (Madrid, Spain) Art Cologne (Cologne, Germany) ARTHK (Hong Kong) Frieze Art Fair (London, England) ShContemporary (Shanghai, China) In the US - the major players are Art Basel Miami Beach (a sister fair of Art Basel) founded in 2002 (every December); - and New York City's Armory Show founded in 1994 (every March) Send Documentation by email to: claude.gosselin@ciac.ca La Biennale de Montréal is produced by the Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal (CIAC)Telephone : (514) 288-0811www.ciac.ca The PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, PARIS (Px3) Deadline: 31st of March Large international art exhibition Occur every 2 years Participation across globe Hosted by a major city Non-commercial Artists invited and selected Art is not for sale Feature artists and country Usually have a theme Cultural tourism - Commercial - Highly popularized market-oriented gatherings of art dealers and their wares - Promote artists & sales of contemporary art -Shopping experience, but one elevated to the level of fine arts Melanie Authier, Central Origin: The Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts have been created jointly by the Canada Council for the Arts and His Excellency the Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada Eligibility: Any Canadian citizen that works in the field of visual or media arts Amount: 8 awards of $25,000 are available - up to 6 awards for distinguished artistic career achievement in visual and/or media arts Application/Nomination/Unknown: Nomination is done by peers and an independent peer jury of experienced visual and media arts professionals selects the winners. ARCO Madrid FIN Entry Form Examples -The major fairs - focus on blue-chip galleries and expensive artists - Satellite fairs - a more independent, younger galleries, artist projects... >> BTW, blue-chip galleries mean a group of leading galleries such as Gagosian, White Cube, Sadie Coles HQ, Xavier Hufkens, and David Zwirner - The second oldest art biennial - This biennial compromises Brazilian and international art - Curated by Moacir dos Anjos and Agnaldo Farias and a team of guest curators from various backgrounds - The title "There is always a cup of sea to sail in" was inspired by a line by the poet Jorge de Lima (1895 - 1953) in his work Invenção de Orfeu (1952). -The Biennial was divided into six ‘territories’, each with a specific theme and title ShContemporary Geneviève Cadieux, La Voie lactée THE CHARLATAN INK ART PRIZE for the Visual Arts Deadline: 31st of March Claude Gosselin, Executive and Artistic Director, CIAC - Centre international d'art contemporain de MontréalDavid Liss, Artistic Director and Curator at MOCCA - Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art, Toronto Yea Jin Song: One winner of the Chelsea International Fine Art Award RBC Canadian Painting Competition TIAF (Toronto International Art Fair) - founded in 2000, held annually at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre - Advisory Committee : a group of internationally recognized dealers and industry professionals who advise the Fair on gallery selection and programming - This year : Oct 28-31 (4 days), 12-8pm - More Info & Ticket Purchase : http://www.tiafair.com/ In their rules and regulations, it is stated that “Charlatan Ink LLC reserves the right to display certain works from those hung in the Charlatan Ink Art Prize Exhibition at another venue. 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